Sources: BBC
Major Nigerian unions Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress begin an indefinite general strike, causing closures of schools, public offices, and airports, as well as a shutdown of the national power grid amid a cost-of-living crisis and record low minimum wages in Nigeria. 2024-06-3
Voting is delayed in Nigeria for a week, hours before polling was due to start because of violent incidents in the lead up to the election. 2019-02-16
A gas depot explodes in Lafia, Nigeria, killing at least 35 people and leaving some burned beyond recognition. 2018-09-10
At least 36 people are dead after two buses crash on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway in Nigeria. 2017-05-6
At least 30 people are killed after Boko Haram militants attack three villages in Nigeria's northeast Borno state. 2015-12-15
At least eight people are killed following a suicide bomb attack in northern Cameroon's Sangueleri region near the Nigerian border. Boko Haram have previously carried out attacks in the region. 2015-10-11
Voters in Nigeria go to the polls for a general election. Gunmen kill at least 15 voters including an opposition house of assembly candidate for Dukku in Gombe. 2015-03-28
An explosion at a public health school in the city of Kano in northern Nigeria kills at least 12 people. 2014-06-23
Nigeria accuses the international community of taking action in Libya while doing little to resolve the crisis in Côte d'Ivoire. 2011-03-22